Where does “Channel” come from?

Channel (English) comes from English chainwale, from English wale, from Middle English wāle, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō — water.

Channel (English): The hollow bed of running waters; also the bed of the sea or other body of water

Definitions

  1. The hollow bed of running waters; also the bed of the sea or other body of water

Ancestry of “Channel”, step by step

Channel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chainwale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchainwaleObsolete spelling of channel
2EnglishwaleA ridge or low barrier; A raised rib in knit...
3Middle EnglishwāleAn outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land
4Old Englishwealhforeigner; Briton or Welshman; slave
5Old Englishīeġisland
6Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
7Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
8Proto-Germanicagwjō
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Middle English chanelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchanelen

Words derived from “Channel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂
Channel — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer